Leviticus 22:15:1Lev.22.15.W1TAB
וְלֹ֣א
velo
“and not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /vəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU
- clause
ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-kohd-SHEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-kohd-SHEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL ET a-SHER-ya-RI-mu la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with velo {וְלֹ֣א | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’ marking a prohibitive command, followed by the Piel imperfect yechallelu {יְחַלְּל֔וּ | yə-ḥal-lē-lû} ‘they shall profane’ indicating ongoing ritual responsibility.
In context — Leviticus 22:15
And they shall not profane the holy things of the sons of Israel, those which they lift up as offerings to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 22:15, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֣א (velo) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Lev.22.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.15.W1.S1) and character.